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SLEDGEHAMMER (1983)REVIEW BY MATT HILL

“Flesh tears, bones shatter, the nightmare has begun.” This is what we call a “fucking awesome tagline.” The super cool illustrated artwork showing a theatrical mask being cracked down the middle by a crudely drawn sledgehammer is the icing on the cake. This is the kind of movie where, once you gaze at the cover artwork, notice the title, along with the bloodsoaked, bizarre graphic – you have no choice. You simply have to either rent or purchase that film.

Among the many companies from the 1980's to distribute low budget and
shot on video films to unsuspecting, and most times, disappointed cinema
buffs looking for a new grade A horror thriller from their local video
store shelves, not many others approached marketing their products quite
like Legacy home video. Whole other video labels used lurid and
grotesque drawings and pictures to ensnare horror hounds into watching,
or at least renting their low-fi video epics, Legacy had another
approach in mind.

Remember the days when Halloween programing would dominate the airwaves
every October? Just about every program on the tube would have some kind
of special showcasing the magical night of ghosts, ghoul's, candy and
tummy aches. Unfortunately those days are long gone but thanks to
filmmaker Chris LaMartina and the fine folks at Camp Motion Pictures you
can relive those hauntingly good times again with the WNUF Halloween
Special.